Two-dimensional magnetic materials attract a lot of attention since they potentially exhibit new magnetic properties due to, e.g., strongly enhanced spin fluctuations. However, the suppression of the long-range magnetic order in two dimensions due to long-wavelength spin fluctuations, as suggested by the Mermin-Wagner theorem, has been questioned for finite-size laboratory samples. We study the magnetic properties of a dimensional crossover in superlattices composed of the antiferromagnetic LaFeO3 and SrTiO3 that, thanks to their large lateral size, allowed examination using a sensitive magnetic probe — muon spin rotation spectroscopy. We show that the iron electronic moments in superlattices with 3 and 2 monolayers of LaFeO3 exhibit a static antiferromagnetic order. In contrast, in the superlattices with single LaFeO3 monolayer, the moments do not order and fluctuate to the lowest measured temperature as expected from the Mermin-Wagner theorem. Our work shows how dimensionality can be used to tune the magnetic properties of ultrathin films.
Wann? | 10.06.2024 14:00 |
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Wo? | PER 08 2.73 Chemin du Musée 3, 1700 Fribourg |
Vortragende | Adam Dubroka
Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Masaryk University Invité par Prof. Bernhard |
Kontakt | Département de Physique, Groupe Bernhard Prof. Christian Bernhard christian.bernhard@unifr.ch Chemin du Musée 3 1700 Fribourg |